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accelerateverb to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or numbertoy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon(also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax jump, rocket, skyrocket, surgeheighten, intensify, redoubleblow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)crescendo, crest, peak contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane to cause to move or proceed fast or fasterwe accelerated preparations for the hurricane upon hearing weather reports that it had gained speed bundle, fast-track, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed (up), whisk drive, goad, prod, propel, push, race, spur, stir, urgeaid, dispatch, ease, encourage, expedite, facilitate brake, decelerate, retard, slow (down) delay, encumber, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, interfere (with), manacle, rein (in), restrain, shackle, tie up, trammelarrest, check, stall, stay, still, stop to make greater in size, amount, or numberthe company accelerated its advertising purchases even as the economy appeared to be in recession add (to), aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build up, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, hype, increase, multiply, pump up, raise, stoke, supersize, swell, up boom, jump, skyrocket, spikebump (up), ratchet (up)also rachet (up)blow up, dilate, distend, inflatedraw out, elongate, flesh (out), lengthen, prolong, protract, stretchdevelop, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnifycomplement, supplementbeef (up), reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenmaximizeaccumulate, amass, collectfollow up, parlay abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract (from) abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shortencompress, condense, constrict, contractcut back, retrench ca. 1522 |